Professional Development Outreach

 

From the School Programs and Partnership Team:

Enhance your Staff’s Skills with Science Notebooks!

The Missouri Botanical Garden's School Programs team offers specialized training in science notebooking for PreK–12 teachers. These sessions provide valuable strategies for incorporating science notebooks into your curriculum, fostering inquiry-based learning, and enhancing student engagement. Workshops can be tailored to fit into your existing professional development schedule, whether during the day, evening, or weekend.

Enhance Your Staff's Skills with Customizable Workshops!

The Missouri Botanical Garden offers specialized workshops focused on environmental education for K–12 teachers. Our expert-led sessions include hands-on activities and curriculum integration strategies. Workshops are adaptable to your schedule and can be incorporated into your professional development day or offered as standalone events.

Details:

Customized workshops can be designed to meet your specific needs, making them the main focus of your professional development.

Outreach costs for professional development programs are: $150 for the first hour and $50 for each additional hour (to take place the same day).

For more information and to schedule a workshop, please e-mail teachertraining@mobot.org.

 

 

Sustainability Workshops

 

Clean Water and EnviroScape Training

Students with EnviroScape

March 4, 2026; 5–7:30 p.m.
OR
July 8, 2026; 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

Both workshops will take place at Commerce Bank Center for Science Education, 4651 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63110. Meals are provided.

Join the Missouri Botanical Garden in learning about clean water issues in the St. Louis area using the popular, hands-on EnviroScape model.

Eligible Educators will receive a $100 stipend for attending this workshop and participating in the program. Educators must teach at a school located in the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Project Clear service area to be eligible for stipend.

Learn more

 

Online Master's Degree

Advanced Inquiry Program
Ignite ecological and social change while earning your master’s degree! This program combines web-based courses through Miami University with experiential learning, internships, and field study in person at the Garden. Learn more

 

 

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